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Author : Cathy Hume
Release : 2012
Genre : Literary Collections
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Book Rating : 214/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Chaucer and the Cultures of Love and Marriage by : Cathy Hume
Download or read book Chaucer and the Cultures of Love and Marriage written by Cathy Hume. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Substantial new readings of Chaucer's poems, offering a fresh perspective on some of the major controversies in Chaucer scholarship.
Author : George Lyman Kittredge
Release : 1912
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Book Synopsis Chaucer's Discussion of Marriage by : George Lyman Kittredge
Download or read book Chaucer's Discussion of Marriage written by George Lyman Kittredge. This book was released on 1912. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jacqueline Tasioulas
Release : 2019-08-01
Genre : Literary Collections
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Book Rating : 185/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Chaucer: The Basics by : Jacqueline Tasioulas
Download or read book Chaucer: The Basics written by Jacqueline Tasioulas. This book was released on 2019-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chaucer: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. It provides a clear critical analysis of the texts, while also providing some necessary background to key medieval ideas and the historical period in which he lived. Jacqueline Tasioulas gives a brief account of Chaucer’s life in its historical and cultural context and also introduces the reader to some of the key religious and philosophical ideas of the period. The essentials of the language and pronunciation are introduced through close reading in a section dedicated to demystifying this often alien-seeming aspect of studying Chaucer. Including a whole chapter devoted to poetry the book also discusses key works, such as: The Book of the Duchess The House of Fame The Parliament of Fowls Troilus and Criseyde The Legend of Good Women The Canterbury Tales With glosses and translations of texts, a glossary of key terms and a timeline, this book is essential reading for anyone studying Chaucer and medieval literature.
Author : H.A. Kelly
Release : 2004-01-30
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 616/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Love and Marriage in the Age of Chaucer by : H.A. Kelly
Download or read book Love and Marriage in the Age of Chaucer written by H.A. Kelly. This book was released on 2004-01-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spicing erudition with wit, Professor Kelly takes a new look at medieval attitudes toward love, sexuality, and marriage, and he corrects a number of long-standing misconceptions embodied in the concept of courtly love. Through a close examination of canon law, the common practice of clandestine marriage, writings on mysticism, and medieval poetry - particularly Gower's 'Confessio amantis' and Chaucer's romances and their sources - he concludes that medieval lovers favored matrimony and did not consider sexual passion incompatible with virtue. His evidence contradicts the theory, closely associated with C.S. Lewis, that extramarital love was preferred in the Middle Ages, and that the sexual pleasures celebrated by poets were necessarily regarded as immoral by society at large. By placing religious and cultural conventions in their proper context, Professor Kelly shows that the hopes and fears of medieval lovers were much the same as those of lovers of all other ages.
Author : Helen Cooper
Release : 2023-07-13
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 796/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Oxford Guides to Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales by : Helen Cooper
Download or read book Oxford Guides to Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales written by Helen Cooper. This book was released on 2023-07-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognised on its first appearance as the most comprehensive single-volume guide to The Canterbury Tales yet produced, this third edition brings the Tales up to date in relation both to recent criticism and to the changing expectations of modern readers. The Guide provide tale-by-tale information on textual variations and sources, together with a readable commentary on thematic issues, structure, style, generic affiliations, and the contribution of each tale to the work as a whole. It concludes with a survey of the many imitations of the tales down to the early seventeenth century. This new edition also takes account of the latest scholarship, theory, and criticism and new interpretations of the tales, including such matters as gender identity, consent, and racial and religious difference. The book is the most comprehensive single-volume guide to the Tales yet produced, bringing together a wide range of disparate material and providing a readable commentary on all aspects of the work. It combines the comprehensive coverage of a reference book with the clarity and coherence of a critical account. Since its first publication in 1989, the Guide has established itself as an indispensable aid for any reader looking to develop their understanding of The Canterbury Tales.
